Don't believe this bubble...

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Don't believe this bubble... By Keith Kohl | Tuesday, November 5th, 2013 The "bubble bursting" crowd appears around the same time every year... You know the ones I'm talking about. They say oil prices are heading off a cliff, and their rumblings grow louder as prices head lower. (We'll forget for the moment that this is the time of year when oil prices should be weak.) Before I go any further, it's important to understand why these oil bears are popping up and calling for oil to crumble. After all, we've seen it happen before... Back in 2008, the price of Western Texas Intermediate (WTI) increased more than 60% in a matter of five months. The cost of one barrel of light, sweet crude from West Texas sold for as much as $147 at one point. Of course, what followed that run-up was an absolute nightmare for investors with skin in the game: Advertisement 41 Price Doubles Set to Happen Tomorrow A certain corner of the market is now seeing stocks "break out" at an average rate of 26 per day. Twenty-six! To be regarded as a breakout, a stock must move by 100% (or greater) in a single day. It's making a lot of people rich, starting with just a measly $50 up front. The next time a $50 bill ends up in your hand, set it aside. You'll wish you had it after learning the following details.  So it's understandable that a cursory glance at an oil price chart would have some people worried that a collapse is imminent. In fact, I saw one prediction a few minutes ago that called for crude prices to fall below $60 a barrel. Now, WTI prices did jump nearly 30% between April and September of this year. And as of yesterday morning, WTI was trading under $95 — its lowest point in more than four months. To the bubble prognosticators, it's a sign we're heading for a crude awakening. But I'm not buying it — and neither should you. You see, there is a huge flaw with the “it happened before, it'll happen again” school of thought. Simply put, we are in a very different situation today than we were back in 2008. Reality of the “Oil Bubble” Today Where do we even start? Anyone who believes that a massive decline in U.S. demand was responsible for the price crash may want to rethink that position right away. Despite being the world's undisputed leader in global oil consumption (Americans consumed more than 19 million barrels per day last August), U.S. demand for petroleum products has been relatively flat for decades. And don't expect our consumption to take off in the future. Demand in OECD countries (think countries like Canada and Germany) is expected to stay more or less flat for the next thirty or more years. Some groups have even speculated that overall demand in these countries will decrease during the next three decades. So, if the problem isn't on the demand side of the equation, then perhaps it's with supply? 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The low-hanging fruit of the U.S. oil fields has long been picked, and we're spending more and drilling deeper than ever before to get lesser-quality crude. The exorbitant price tag attached to these new wells ensures us that oil prices won't ever drop below $70 a barrel. If it does, we can immediately cut out millions of barrels of oil from our daily production. Let's be clear about how important this surge of tight oil has become to U.S. supply: Not only is it responsible for every drop of oil that has been added to domestic output, but this resource has also had to account for the decline in conventional production. Take away the barrels of oil produced through unconventional means (including the barrels from every shale play currently being developed), and not only are we right back where we started at the 2008 crash — but we're actually much worse off. My friends, the game has changed. And contrary to popular belief, the best bang for your buck in the oil patch isn't from a wildcatter operating in some unknown field and drilling itself into a massive debt hole... My colleague Brit Ryle has developed a strategy that's much more reliable way to safeguard your oil and gas investments during a period when prices are weak. I'll let him explain all the details here. Until next time, Keith Kohl @KeithKohl1 on Twitter A true insider in the energy markets, Keith is one of few financial reporters to have visited the Alberta oil sands. His research has helped thousands of investors capitalize from the rapidly changing face of energy. Keith connects with hundreds of thousands of readers as the Managing Editor of Energy & Capital as well as Investment Director of Angel Publishing's Energy Investor. For years, Keith has been providing in-depth coverage of the Bakken, the Haynesville Shale, and the Marcellus natural gas formations — all ahead of the mainstream media. For more on Keith, go to his editor's page.   I liked this article | I did not like this article Follow Energy and Capital on The Bottom Line Related Articles The Next Oil Age is Upon Us Permian Basin Oil Investments Reviving Mexico's Oil Industry How Exxon is Losing Billions on Oil Recently... Breaking Apart an Oil Empire BP's New Advantage 5 Energy Stocks to Own for 2014 Natural Gas Investments This Company Will Crumble

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